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The Long, Hot Summer

1958 · 115 min

A sweltering, slow-burning Southern drama where ambition and desire simmer under family pressure until it finally boils over.

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Overview
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • class
  • power
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Martin Ritt
Written by
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Starring
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury, Richard Anderson, Sarah Marshall
Music
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Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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